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PT Angkasa Pura II Prepares The New Normal Protocol for Airport Activities

Jakarta - PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero) has prepared a protocol to anticipate the The New Normal scenario amid the global pandemic COVID-19.
 
The Company has established the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, and immediately formulated the COVID-19 Handling Protocol related to three airport activities namely Operational, Service and Commercial, besides of course also concerning business processes within the company such as the decisions of employees working from home and working at home. office.
 
Previously, PT Angkasa Pura II had received a letter from the SOE Minister to prepare a protocol to anticipate the New Normal scenario amid the global pandemic COVID-19.
 
"According to the direction of the Minister of SOEs, every SOE including PT Angkasa Pura II has now been asked to prepare a protocol to anticipate The New Normal in the midst of COVID-19 in line with their respective fields of business," said President Director of PT Angkasa Pura II Muhammad Awaluddin.
 
Muhammad Awaluddin emphasized that the implementation of the New Normal protocol depended on official government decisions or the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19.
 
"The New Normal SOE Protocol takes into account the establishment of Large Scale Social Restrictions [PSBB] and is enforced if there is an official decision from the Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 or from the government. There is no exact date for the implementation of this protocol, both regarding when employees must return to work from the office and criteria for who should work in the office, "said Muhammad Awaluddin.
 
Furthermore, Muhammad Awaluddin said the New Normal protocol in the airport environment would prioritize services with information technology and pay attention to physical distancing.
 
"For example, PT Angkasa Pura II personnel at the airport will be equipped with special uniforms or PPE, then biometric systems can be used in conjunction with aviation service, safety and security. Then the airlines and passengers will be directed to use self check-in kiosk, mobile check-in and web check-in, compared to coming to the check-in counter, "said Muhammad Awaluddin.
 
In addition, The New Normal protocol will also touch commercial tenant activities, for example there is an obligation for tenants to provide hand sanitizers, and are directed to implement transactions without cash (cashless) using cards or electronic wallets, as well as implementing physical distancing procedures.
 
Muhammad Awaluddin said the timeline for implementing the New Normal protocol would be submitted to the SOE Ministry on May 25, 2020.
 
"What is clear, we are ready to anticipate the The New Normal scenario because it has been the last 4 years since the development of PT Angkasa Pura II airports is leading to digitization to realize Smart Digital Airport in Indonesia," said Muhammad Awaluddin.
 
PT Angkasa Pura II is a BUMN that moves in the field of airport services. The company currently manages 19 airports in Indonesia.
 
As for now PT Angkasa Pura II has also made a number of operational adjustments so that all of the company's airports continue to operate to support various programs to overcome COVID-19.